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The horrid effects of gambling, exemplified in the atrocious murder of Mr. William Weare, who was first treacherously inveigled to and then cruelly butchered by his associates, in Gill's Lane, Herts : together with The remarkable trial and conviction of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt, for the murder : including Thurtell's eloquent defence, his demeanor previous to and throughout the trial, and a particular account of his conduct at the place of execution

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The horrid effects of gambling, exemplified in the atrocious murder of Mr. William Weare, who was first treacherously inveigled to and then cruelly butchered by his associates, in Gill's Lane, Herts : together with The remarkable trial and conviction of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt, for the murder : including Thurtell's eloquent defence, his demeanor previous to and throughout the trial, and a particular account of his conduct at the place of execution

by
Hunt, Joseph,19th cent; Cruikshank, Robert,1789-1856.egr; Hodgson & Co. (Publishers)

Publication date
Topics
Trials (Murder) -- England -- Hertford., Gambling -- England -- London., Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Thurtell, John, 1794-1824, Hunt, Joseph, 19th cent, Trials (Murder), Gambling, Chapbooks
Publisher
London : Printed by and for Hodgson & Co., No. 10, Newgate-Street
Collection
mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto
Contributor
McGill University Library
Language
English
Item Size
5.4M
36 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : col. ill., port. ; 19 cm.

"Trial of Thurtell and Hunt": p. 11-36

Trial held at the Court House, Hertford, Jan. 6-7, 1824

"Embellished with a portrait of John Thurtell, and a coloured engraving, descriptive of four of the principal scenes connected with this unparalleled murder."

Frontispiece has imprint: Pub. by Hudgson & Co., Newgate St. Jan. 14, 1824

"Price Sixpence."

Title page and frontispiece only

Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets; accession number: 359087
Addeddate
2014-02-14 16:27:11
Callnumber
RBD MAIN elf PN970 R63 no.25 Rare Books/Special Collections - McLennan Bldg, 4th floor
Identifier
McGillLibrary-PN970_R63_no_25_elf-1798
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t48p8kj9v
Lccn
98202985
Note
"Trial of Thurtell and Hunt": p. 11-36.
Trial held at the Court House, Hertford, Jan. 6-7, 1824.
"Embellished with a portrait of John Thurtell, and a coloured engraving, descriptive of four of the principal scenes connected with this unparalleled murder."
Frontispiece has imprint: Pub. by Hudgson & Co., Newgate St. Jan. 14, 1824.
"Price Sixpence."
Title page and frontispiece only. CaQMM
Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets; accession number: 359087.
Ocr
ABBYY FineReader 9.0
Ppi
300
Url
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8092
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